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The first ever "Toys for Tots" Center in North Port waws started in early October 2018 by the primary Sponsors the Marine Corps League and worked up until the day before Christmas. The Center was the Coldwell Banker building on Tamiami Trail and donated by Coldwell Banker Realtor for the "Toys for Tots" program. Five hundred and thirty one (531) families were assisted in North Port from this ...read more

Chamber to Conduct Business Advocate Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the Annual Meeting & State of the City Address Luncheon on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm at Suncoast Technical College in North Port. The Chamber will be inducting the recipient of the "2019 Business Advocate" Hall of Fame at this Luncheon. This award is ...read more

Recently, Nasser Razack M.D., J.D., neurointerventional surgeon and author of Stroke Made Simple, spoke to a full room at Bayfront Health Port Charlotte about acute ischemic stroke intervention (AIS). In attendance were members of administration, physicians, Desoto County Fire/EMS personnel, and more than thirty staff members who directly participate in acute ischemic stroke management.
Over ...read more

Bayfront Health Port Charlotte is the first in the state of Florida to have achieved accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Colorectal Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). A Center of Excellence in Colorectal Surgery accreditation distinguishes Bayfront Health Port Charlotte from many other facilities by providing the highest quality of care to its patients as determined by an ...read more

Bayfront Health Port Charlotte announced today that the 1,000th infant born at Bayfront Baby Place in 2018 was born at 11:23 p.m. on December 26. Although close, the last time Bayfront Health Port Charlotte had more than 1,000 births in a given year was 2015.
Delivered by Ruben Guzman, M.D., obstetrician and gynecologist with Bayfront Health Medical Group, baby Wyatt weighed 8 pounds, 12.6 ...read more

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Chamber to Introduce New Meals on Wheels Facility
The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with North Port Wheels on Wheels to present their new facility, located at 13600 Tamiami Trail in North Port, at their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, to the community on January 10, 2019 at 2:00 pm. North Port Meals on Wheels is a United Way of South ...read more

City Manager to Present State of the City Address
The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the Annual Meeting & State of the City Address Luncheon on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm at Suncoast Technical College in North Port. The Chamber will be inducting the recipient of the "2019 Business Advocate" Hall of Fame at this Luncheon. This award is designed to recognize ...read more

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL (December 26, 2018) – The public is invited to attend and we welcome participation in the following January events and observances hosted by Bayfront Health Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda. To learn more, visit www.BayfrontHealthEvents.com.
Wednesday, January 2, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. – Healing Through Live Music
Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, The Daily Grind, 2500 Harbor ...read more

North Port Sun Weekly ColumnTuesday, December 25, 2018
Time Running Out for Year-End Membership Drive
The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce is conducting a "Year-End" Membership Drive. The concept of this Membership Drive is to encourage businesses that are not currently a member of the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce, to expand their efforts and make a commitment to help their business ...read more